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5-letter words (1 found)

GANJA,

4-letter words (3 found)

ANGA,JAGA,NAGA,

3-letter words (5 found)

AGA,ANA,GAN,JAG,NAG,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AG,AN,JA,NA,

You can make 14 words from ganja according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ganja

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Definitions and meaning of ganja

ganja

Alternative forms

  • ganga, gunja
  • gunga, gunjah (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.

Pronunciation

  • (India) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæn.dʒə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/

Noun

ganja (uncountable)

  1. (India, Singapore, Jamaica) Marijuana, as used for smoking.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana

Derived terms

  • ganj
  • ganjaism
  • ganjapreneur

Descendants

  • → Afrikaans: ganja
  • → English: gunja
    • → Tiwi: kanja
  • → French: ganja
  • → German: Ganja
  • → Italian: gangia
  • → Japanese: ガンジャ (ganja)
  • → Portuguese: ganja
  • → Serbo-Croatian: га̑нџа, gȃndža, га̏нџа, gȁndža
  • → Spanish: ganya

Translations

Anagrams

  • Jagan

Afrikaans

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English ganja, from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡan.dʒa/

Noun

ganja (uncountable)

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) weed, marijuana

Finnish

Etymology

From Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑndʒɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝ndʒɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑnjɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝njɑ̝]

Noun

ganja (slang)

  1. ganja

Declension

Synonyms

  • paja
  • budi
  • kannabis

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡan.d͡ʒa]
  • Hyphenation: gan‧ja

Etymology 1

From Malay ganja, from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Noun

ganja (first-person possessive ganjaku, second-person possessive ganjamu, third-person possessive ganjanya)

  1. marijuana
    Synonym: mariyuana
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja) and Sundanese [Term?], from Old Javanese gañja.

Noun

ganja (first-person possessive ganjaku, second-person possessive ganjamu, third-person possessive ganjanya)

  1. (dialect) top (of a kris)
  2. (dialect) top (of a kujang)
Synonyms
  • mal

Etymology 3

From Madurese [Term?].

Adjective

ganja

  1. A teenager's voice as it becomes heavier during puberty

Further reading

  • “ganja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡan.d͡ʒa]

Noun

ganja (Jawi spelling ݢنجا, informal 1st possessive ganjaku, 2nd possessive ganjamu, 3rd possessive ganjanya)

  1. marijuana

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ganja (“marijuana”)

Further reading

  • “ganja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
  • Hyphenation: gan‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kimbundu nganji.

Noun

ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) arrogance or vanity

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Noun

ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)

  1. (slang) marijuana
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:canábis

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

ganja (n class, plural ganja)

  1. marijuana
    Synonym: bangi

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɑnˈʒɑ/
  • IPA(key): /ɡɑnˈdʒɑ/
  • Rhymes: -ʒɑ, -dʒɑ

Noun

ganja (definite accusative ganjayı, plural ganjalar)

  1. (slang) ganja

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org